April 02, 2010, 9:05PM

Just some of the 70 boxes made by the Sparrow club at David Douglas High School in Portland. The boxes will be used for a toy drive organized by Jacob Albin, an 11-year-old with leukemia. Jamie Francis/The Oregonian

April 02, 2010, 9:05PM

Jacob Albin, an 11-year-old with leukemia, is organizing a toy drive for other kids who are sick. Friday he was at David Douglas High School in Portland with his brother, Coleby, 6, to help decorate 70 boxes that will be placed around the city to collect toys. The kids were using paint to write on the boxes and Jacob said...

April 02, 2010, 9:05PM

Alex Howard, 16, and Hailee Arthur (wearing green at right), 17, mix colors of paint on their hands by slapping them together Friday at David Douglas High School in Portland where they were helping decorate boxes for a toy drive. Jacob Albin, an 11-year-old with leukemia, is organizing the drive for other kids who are sick. Albin was at David...

April 02, 2010, 9:05PM

Jacob Albin (right), an 11-year-old with leukemia, is organizing a toy drive for other kids who are sick. Friday he was at David Douglas High School in Portland where students, including Rachel Shelley, 16, (at left) from the Sparrow Club are decorating 70 boxes that will be placed around the city to collect toys. Jamie Francis/The Oregonian

November 17, 2010, 2:53PM

Through Thursday, December 16, the Beaverton Cares program is sponsoring a Toy and Gift Card Drive to support the efforts of the Tualatin Valley Gleaners and the Beaverton School District’s Family Resource Center to collect new, unwrapped toys and gift cards. The collected items will benefit the low-income and homeless youth in Beaverton as well as foster children in Washington... Full story »

November 30, 2010, 6:41PM

Santa clause lands in town by helicopter on Thursday, Dec 9th, at 12:15pm at Kuni Collision Center in Beaverton, OR for kids. Portland Metro Toy Drive, in partnership with Konect Aviation, Kuni Automotive & Starbucks Coffee are hosting this toy drive event to help raise toys & books for local toy drive charities within our community. Toy & book donations... Full story »

December 15, 2010, 9:52AM

November 14, 2011, 4:05PM

From Nov. 25 to Dec. 15, new, unwrapped toys and non-perishable food items will be accepted at most THPRD centers. All donated items will be turned over to the Sunshine Pantry for distribution to people requesting help. Full story »

November 29, 2011, 3:49PM

Police are collecting new unwrapped toys suitable for children up to 17, as well as gift-wrapping supplies. Police and community volunteers will wrap the gifts, which officers will give to children they meet while on service calls. Full story »

December 01, 2011, 1:15PM

Last year, more than 1,000 toys were given to local elementary schools and the Annie Ross House. To donate, drop off new toys at the front desk of Ledding Library, 10660 Southeast 21st Ave. The drive ends Dec. 16. Full story »

December 22, 2011, 10:30AM

The tally is in: This year the joint toy drive effort between the Forest Grove and Cornelius fire departments helped 375 local families, nearly double the number helped last holiday season. Full story »

November 19, 2012, 8:12AM

CORVALLIS, Ore. - The Duck and Beaver football teams are hoping that the biggest winner from their Civil War game on Nov. 24 in Corvallis will be local low-income children. The two teams are encouraging football fans to bring a new, unwrapped toy to the game. The donated toys will be given to more than 100 local nonprofit agencies for... Full story »

November 19, 2012, 2:33PM

Sleep Country is giving thanks to the community this week for donating more than 9,000 coats for Northwest foster children this year. This is the second year in a row where Sleep Country has collected more than 9,000 coats and is a significant community achievement. The coats were collected at Sleep Country stores in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho from September... Full story »

December 10, 2012, 4:28PM

Officers are collecting new, unwrapped toys suitable for children up to 17, as well as gift-wrapping supplies. Police and community volunteers will wrap the gifts, which officers will give to children they meet while on service calls. Full story »

December 14, 2012, 10:29AM

On December 1, 2012, community minded volunteers created a festive scene at Madeleine Parish School in NE Portland. Over 50 volunteers sorted and wrapped gifts to fill hundreds of gift bags. Through the end of the year, volunteers will visit 235 older adults and people with disabilities to deliver gift bags and handmade quilts. Those receiving visits and gifts typically... Full story »